Personally I’d be stunned if that happened, but hey, I’ve been surprised before. The Seahawks could figure they’re in the rare position to land a franchise quarterback, if they think Clausen really is that good.

I’m not convinced Clausen is a franchise QB and I also think Seattle has such tremendous needs that they can’t afford at this point to pass on top-shelf talent that also would fill gaping holes elsewhere on their roster.

For instance, in King’s mock, Texas safety Earl Thomas is still available at the 14th choice. And as I’ve pointed out before, the Seahawks currently have just two safeties on their roster and one of those is practice-squad holdover Jamar Adams.

King, who will be in Seattle covering the Seahawks’ efforts during Thursday’s first round, predicts two teams trading up in front of the Hawks at 14, which is interesting given GM John Schneider’s own interest in trading down.

While trades are difficult to project, King has the Giants trading with Denver at No. 11 in order to take Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain and the Eagles swapping with Miami at 12 to take Georgia Tech defensive end Derrick Morgan.